Awards & Recognition

Independent survey shows franchise owners are highly satisfied with company’s performance BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2021) – Oasis Senior Advisors was recently named a Top Franchise for 2021 by Franchise Business Review. This year’s list is the 16th annual ranking of the 200 best franchise opportunities as rated by franchise business owners. The full…

ESTERO, FL—Allied Home Watch has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the sixth year. The NHWA was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain the highest industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada (www.nationalhomewatchassociation.org/). Home Watch is a visual inspection of a…

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Metro Forecasting Models LLC, a high-tech firm that provides accurate and reliable forecasts for development demand, population growth and housing demand for communities throughout the United States, is pleased to announce its “Collier County Sheriff’s Office Long-Range Master Plan” has earned two recent awards from the American Planning Association and Florida…

Naples Airport Authority has been honored with its 15th consecutive Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019. The CAFR is the highest form of recognition in the area…

GMA Architects & Planners has been honored with five prestigious Summit Awards by the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA) for its innovative design concepts. The Lee BIA’s annual Industry Awards recognize excellence in the commercial building industry through the highly competitive Summit Awards program. GMA Architects received Summit Awards for “Best Architectural Project” in five…

Hansen was one of just 89 women selected across the country for this recognition. This year’s honorees were recognized for their ability to think outside the box, creating new programs that are driving business results in the midst of a global pandemic. According to PRNEWS, “honorees demonstrated significant passion for their work even beyond their…

The Frank Stern Compassionate Shark Tank Awards Grant to Help Veterans Launch Their Businesses FORT MYERS, Fla. – December 15, 2020 – The Frank Stern Compassionate Shark Tank Virtual Pitch Competition awarded six grants to Veteran owned businesses on Saturday, November 7, 2020, during the last day of the Fall 2020 Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program…

Stevens Construction Inc. earned four awards at the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA) Industry Awards including the highest honor, Contractor of the Year, announced Mark Stevens, company president. A panel of nationwide judges named Stevens Construction Contractor of the Year based on criteria such as the company’s achievement of goals, client relations, professional certifications and…

One of only two attorneys in Southwest Florida to have received this specialized training FORT MYERS, Fla. (December 15, 2020) – Dawn Maselli, an attorney with Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Attorneys for the Injured, has graduated from the Florida Bar Association’s Wm. Reece Smith Leadership Academy. Maselli was one of only thirty statewide applicants…

FORT MYERS, FL (December 15, 2020) – Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. (MNMW) is pleased to announce that Courtney Crowley, CPA has been honored among the winners of the Florida Institute of CPAs’ (FICPA) Horizon Awards, recognizing young certified public accountants (CPAs) at the forefront of the profession. Through service to the FICPA and…